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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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